Bunny Williams

After a 22-year apprenticeship at Parish-Hadley, Bunny Williams launched her own firm in 1988 and became one of the defining voices in American interior design. She holds places in the AD Hall of Fame, the Elle Decor A-List and Interior Design's Hall of Fame, and has built businesses spanning fabric, home goods and bestselling books on design, gardening and entertaining.

World-renowned interior designer and industry leader

Course

How to Design Your Dream Home

An icon amongst her peers and an industry legend, Bunny Williams is a household name in the New York design scene and beyond. Working as an interior designer for over five decades, her wealth of knowledge and experience is unparalleled. In her very first online course, Bunny opens the doors of her home in the Connecticut countryside and New York City apartment, offering endless inspiration while demonstrating her unique design philosophy. Taking you step-by-step through the professional process she has honed over the years, Bunny covers creating floor plans for a welcoming home, balancing scale and proportion, as well as curating colour schemes that you’ll love for years to come. Bunny is an avid collector of art and objects, and offers invaluable tips throughout.

35 Lessons

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Lesson plan — 35 lessons

01 Introduction

01 Meet Bunny
02 A broad approach to interior design

02 A tour of Bunny’s country home

03 Welcome to Bunny’s country home
04 Falls Village - The barn
05 Falls Village - The living room
06 Falls Village - The bedroom
07 Falls Village - The studio
08 Falls Village - The kitchen

03 Lessons from the country

09 Falls Village - Designing for large rooms
10 Falls Village - Creating a comfortable living room
11 Falls Village - Working with open-plan rooms

04 Lessons from the office

12 Welcome to Bunny’s office
13 Establishing Williams Lawrence
14 The principles of scheming
15 The design process - Part 1
16 The design process - Part 2
17 The design process - Part 3
18 The importance of documentation

05 A tour of Bunny’s New York apartment

19 New York apartment - Living room
20 New York apartment - The entrance hall
21 New York apartment - The kitchen
22 New York apartment - The bedroom
23 New York apartment - The small library
24 New York apartment - The dining room
25 Building art and object collections
26 Designing to create a home

06 Working with clients

27 Tips for working with clients
28 Case study of a New York apartment
29 Introduction to the showroom
30 Inspiration from the showroom
31 The importance of educating yourself

07 Shopping with Bunny

32 Shopping at Montage Antiques
33 Shopping at RT Facts
34 Shopping at 100 Main
35 Farewell and thank you

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“Bunny Williams has such a legendary eye. It was a brilliant experience to learn and understand why she's willing and indeed strives to obtain such beautiful juxtapositions of styles and periods. It's given me more confidence to seek out what I love while appreciating the need for contrast balanced with harmony.”

Cheryl Kluwe

“I have subscribed to access all the courses so have watched one on interior design and this one with Butter Wakefield who specialises in small garden design. She has a lovely personality and comes across as being a ve...”

Louise Brown Apr 10, 2026

“I love CreateAcademy. I came in for the gardening and floristry courses, but am also watching an interior design one at present. And the photography course is an absolute must, best I've ever done.”

Wellesley Apr 1, 2026

“What a great investment, I have learned such a lot from the first three courses. My evenings have gone from not being able to find anything that captured my imagination on TV to learning and expanding my knowledge on ...”

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